Our Mission

– To be the most referred, widely respected and successful executive search firm in Real Estate.

– Be THE talent advisor of choice for ambitious Real Estate leaders.

Our partners have had the pleasure of completing over 600 searches since 2007.

Here are a selection of our favourite mandates:

  • Managing Director @ Mixed-Use Property Developer
  • Head of Property (£1bn Portfolio) @ Family Office
  • Managing Director – PE Backed Housebuilder
  • UK & European Construction Director @ Industrial Developer
  • Senior Director of Development @ BTR Investor
  • Head of Development @ Office Developer
  • Head of Asset Management – Mixed-Use and Retail @ PropCo
  • Finance Director – PropCo
  • Head of Flexible Workspace Development @ London REIT
  • Head of Acquisitions @ Industrial Investor & Developer
  • Head of Partnerships @ Public Development body
  • Head of Asset Management @ Public Development body
  • Head of Investment @ Private Equity Fund – Office & Industrial focus
  • Partner – Cost Management
  • Development Director @ BTR Developer & Operator
  • Senior Development Manager @ PBSA Developer/Investor
  • Head of Project Management @ Project Management Consultancy
  • Managing Director & Head of Residential Strategy @ Development Manager
  • Senior Development Manager – PBSA
  • Head of Commercial & Cost – Office Developer
  • Financial Controller – BTR Investor
  • Head of Property – Care Home Trust
  • Acquisitions Director – CoWorking Operator
  • Head of Business Improvement / Compliance (promoted to Ops Director)
  • Development team build out – BTR Investor
  • Development team build out – Public Private Partnership
  • Investment Manager – Office – PE Firm (Germany)

Plus numerous other roles across Development, Project/Construction Management, Acquisitions, Investment, Finance and Asset Management.

Coverage

Completing mandates in the following Asset Classes:
  • Office, Workspace & CoWorking.
  • Residential, Build to Rent, PBSA, CoLiving, Hotels, Single Family, Social Housing.
  • Regeneration, Mixed-Use & Placemaking.
  • Industrial, Logistics, Data Centres & EV Infrastructure.
  • Retail, Leisure, F&B and Hospitality.
  • Life Science, Advanced Manufacturing & Innovation Real Estate.
  • Real Assets & Infrastructure – Power, Defence, Energy & Transport
For the following types of organisation:
  • Investors, LPs & Private Equity.
  • Real Estate Developers.
  • Operating Partners, Investment, Asset & Development Managers.
  • End-users & Occupiers.
  • Funds, Institutions, Sovereign Wealth.
  • Family Offices & Landed Estates.
  • Best in class advisory firms & contractors.

An Executive Search process search should be enjoyable, challenging (for the right reasons) and give you peace of mind that you are hiring the very best person you could at that moment in time.

But please don’t just take our word for it…

Testimonials

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Integrity & Sincerity

Working with John was exceptional. He is personable, efficient & a pleasure to deal with. John’s approach to recruitment is creative & thorough, committed to finding the right opportunity for the right person. The process felt like it had integrity & sincerity, hugely important to any candidate when exploring a significant career move.

Trevor Phyo

Honesty, candour & trust

Honest, responsive, and well-informed support throughout the process. I felt John genuinely prioritised a fair outcome for both sides, underpinned by the values of honesty, candour, and trust.

Karl Drabble, Regional Director
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Saved us a significant amount of time and ensured that only high quality and relevant candidates reached us.

Working with John has genuinely been one of the best hiring experiences we’ve had and he has successfully delivered for us each time. For each engagement, John invested real time upfront to understand exactly what we needed for the role, not only the job description but also the type of people who would fit our culture and grow with the business. His insight into the market and candidate expectations was extremely valuable and helped us shape the right package and approach for each hire. He also worked with us to define and manage the pre-screening process, which saved us a significant amount of time and ensured that only high quality and relevant candidates reached us.

John’s communication has always been clear, honest and proactive, and every candidate he introduced felt carefully chosen and well aligned with what we were looking for. What really stood out was how consistently he went above and beyond, checking in throughout the process, responding quickly to our feedback and making the entire experience smooth and collaborative. Thanks to his efforts we have secured fantastic talent, and it always felt as though he was genuinely invested in our long term success. I would not hesitate to recommend John to anyone looking for a recruiter who genuinely cares, understands the market and delivers outstanding results.

Michael Hawthorne, Director of Development
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